Question 1

An advantage of the MMPI-2 in clinical assessment is that it

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A)   provides an in-depth measure of a small number of critical dimensions.
B)   gives the clinician ample opportunity to ask additional questions.
C)   covers a wide range of problems in an efficient manner.
D)   allows clinicians to include their own professional judgments.

Question 2

Which of the following disorders have especially low diagnostic reliability?

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A)   anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, mood disorders
B)   schizophrenic disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders
C)   substance use disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, manic episodes
D)   schizotypal personality disorder, histrionic personality, dependent personality disorder

Question 3

A client is asked to respond to items such as "How much distress do your obsessive thoughts cause you?" by using numbers from 0 to What type of assessment is being used?

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A)   rating scale
B)   behavioral coding
C)   projective testing
D)   self-report inventory

Question 4

During the 1950s and 1960s, psychiatric classification systems were widely criticized. Discuss some of the reasons for this criticism.

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Question 5

What is an advantage of the use of physiological measures in studying mental disorders?

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A)   they provide inexpensive methods of gathering information
B)   they provide objective information that is difficult to fake
C)   they are less intimidating than more traditional methods
D)   they fit more closely with the theoretical assumptions of the DSM

Question 6

What is a limitation of the use of physiological assessment?

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A)   There is little variability in people's physiological reactions.
B)   There is a high correlation among different autonomic response systems.
C)   Physiological reactivity and stability vary from person to person.
D)   They provide little information beyond what patients can report themselves.

Question 7

The two principal criteria used to evaluate a classification system like DSM-IV-TR are

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A)   reactivity and sensitivity.
B)   reliability and validity.
C)   inclusiveness and exclusiveness.
D)   cultural specificity and cultural universality.

Question 8

Work on DSM-V

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A)   will begin in 2012.
B)   will be finished by 2013.
C)   is. progressing, but is being done in secret.
D)   it is being done by mostly lay people with experience with mental disorders.

Question 9

What is the main advantage of projective personality tests over other forms of personality tests?

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A)   objective scoring
B)   based on extensive research
C)   efficient self-administration
D)   can provide a view of a patient's unique view of the world

Question 10

Which biological system is highly reactive to environmental events and can provide useful information regarding a person's emotional states?

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A)   central nervous system
B)   somatic nervous system
C)   parietal nervous system
D)   autonomic nervous system

Question 11

In the field of mental health, a clinician's decision to assign a diagnosis when a person's behavior meets the specific criteria for a particular type of disorder is important because it tells the clinician

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A)   that the person's problems are similar to those experienced by others.
B)   what caused the person's problems.
C)   exactly how the problems can best be treated.
D)   that the person's problems are unique.

Question 12

What are two major uses of a classification system for abnormal behavior?

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(1) matching clients' problems with the ...

Question 13

Your text describes a study of the reliability of diagnoses for several types of mental disorders which concludes

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A)   clinicians do not use psychological testing.
B)   more categories of mental disorder should be introduced.
C)   the diagnostic categories of the DSM are not always used reliably by clinicians.
D)   psychiatrists and psychologists fail to cooperate.

Question 14

Based on their assessment, clinicians want to generalize, or draw inferences about the person's behavior in the natural environment, but

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A)   clinicians are unable to generalize accurately.
B)   clinicians must rely on specific samples of a person's behavior.
C)   only psychophysiological tests allow for such generalizations.
D)   only objective tests allow for such generalizations.

Question 15

How could psychophysiological measurements be used to help us with the case of Michael presented in your text?

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A)   to identify structural abnormalities in Michael's brain
B)   to monitor his heart rate when he touched a contaminated object
C)   to confirm the presence of REM activity while he was sleeping
D)   to verify that his problems were both psychological and physical

Question 16

Videotapes of 10-year-old children are being used to determine if their social interactions are related to the development of schizophrenia in adulthood. What type of validity is the focus of interest here?

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A)   prognostic validity
B)   predictive validity
C)   concurrent validity
D)   test-retest validity

Question 17

Why are interviews with psychiatric patients important?

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A)   They incorporate talk therapy.
B)   Diagnoses cannot be made without them.
C)   The therapist can explain the diagnosis.
D)   Many psychiatric symptoms are subjective.

Question 18

A psychologist conducts an interview and administers several psychological tests in order to evaluate the nature of a person's problem and to formulate a treatment plan. What term is used to describe this process?

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A)   diagnosis
B)   assessment
C)   validation
D)   ego analysis

Question 19

If you had to briefly summarize the results of research on diagnostic reliability of mental disorders, which of the following sentences would do the job?

Accepted Answer

A)   "The reliability has increased with few exceptions."
B)   "Reliability for major categories is higher than for specific subtypes."
C)   "The highest reliability is found for the specific examples of each of the major categories."
D)   "There is good reliability for personality disorders but lower reliability for other disorders."

Question 20

In the DSM, the behavior referred to as ataques de nervios is viewed as an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   paranoid schizophrenia.
B)   panic disorder.
C)   a culture-free syndrome.
D)   a culture-bound syndrome.

Exam 4: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

What is an advantage of the use of physiological measures in studying mental disorders?

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Based on their assessment, clinicians want to generalize, or draw inferences about the person's behavior in the natural environment, but

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Your text describes a study of the reliability of diagnoses for several types of mental disorders which concludes

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Why are interviews with psychiatric patients important?

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Work on DSM-V

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In the DSM, the behavior referred to as ataques de nervios is viewed as an example of

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A client is asked to respond to items such as "How much distress do your obsessive thoughts cause you?" by using numbers from 0 to What type of assessment is being used?

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If you had to briefly summarize the results of research on diagnostic reliability of mental disorders, which of the following sentences would do the job?

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What is the main advantage of projective personality tests over other forms of personality tests?

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Which of the following disorders have especially low diagnostic reliability?

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An advantage of the MMPI-2 in clinical assessment is that it

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In the field of mental health, a clinician's decision to assign a diagnosis when a person's behavior meets the specific criteria for a particular type of disorder is important because it tells the clinician

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A psychologist conducts an interview and administers several psychological tests in order to evaluate the nature of a person's problem and to formulate a treatment plan. What term is used to describe this process?

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What is a limitation of the use of physiological assessment?

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Videotapes of 10-year-old children are being used to determine if their social interactions are related to the development of schizophrenia in adulthood. What type of validity is the focus of interest here?

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How could psychophysiological measurements be used to help us with the case of Michael presented in your text?

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The two principal criteria used to evaluate a classification system like DSM-IV-TR are

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What are two major uses of a classification system for abnormal behavior?

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Which biological system is highly reactive to environmental events and can provide useful information regarding a person's emotional states?

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During the 1950s and 1960s, psychiatric classification systems were widely criticized. Discuss some of the reasons for this criticism.

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